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GAA coach "targeted" by "major gangland criminal" loses sentence appeal over €500k cannabis haul
Summary
David Gill, a 40‑year‑old GAA coach from Leopardstown, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing €560,000 worth of cannabis for sale or supply at three Dublin locations on 22 August 2013. He was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment by Judge Martin Nolan on 29 July 2014. Gill's appeal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed on 9 November 2015. Justice Alan Mahon, sitting with Justices Garrett Sheehan and John Edwards, held that the seven‑year sentence was not excessive. During a Garda surveillance operation Gill was stopped in a white van on Kylemore Road where 8.5 kg of cannabis herb worth €171,000 was found; a follow‑up search of a lock‑up yielded 19.5 kg of cannabis resin worth €389,000, and €30,000 in cash was discovered hidden in a pool table at his home.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: GAA coach "targeted" by "major gangland criminal" loses sentence appeal over €500k cannabis haul. Charges or matters: possessing €560k worth of cannabis for sale or supply at three locations in Dublin on August 22, 2013. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- August 22, 2013 Incident
- July 29, 2014 Incident
- 2015-11-09 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: possessing €560k worth of cannabis for sale or supply at three locations in Dublin on August 22, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Judge Martin Nolan on July 29, 2014. Dismissing Gill's appeal today, the Court of Appeal held that his seven-year sentence was not excessive.
Places mentioned
- Leopardstown Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Kylemore Road
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